Spain top and England not

Spain are now at the summit of their 2014 World Cup qualifying group.

This follows a 1-0 victory over France in Paris.

Pedro scored the Spain winner on Tuesday.

Spain lead France by a point at the top of Group Nine.

England are still second in Group Eight.

They have drawn 1-1 with leaders Montenegro.

Wayne Rooney netted for England in the Balkans last night.

Italy are three points clear in their qualifying group.

Mario Balotelli scored both goals in their 2-0 victory over Malta.

Germany defeated Kazakhstan 4-1 to stay top of their group, while Netherlands drilled Romania 4-0 in Amsterdam.

Robin van Persie struck twice for the home side.

The Dutch have won all six of their qualifiers to date and lead Group D by seven points.

Scotland are bottom of Group A.

This after suffering a 2-0 defeat in Serbia.

Other qualifying results from last night include Belgium 1 Macedonia 0, Wales 1 Croatia 2 and Azerbaijan 0 Portugal 2.

Eden Hazard scored the Belgian winner in Brussels.

- Andre Bloem